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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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Port of Oakland Has a Problem, and Its Name is Mud

That dredging process at the Port of Oakland has enormous implications for the future of shipping and transportation in the Bay Area, and may hold the key to protecting local shorelines.

April 10, 2023
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Reports of Double-Brokering Increase

Double-brokering — when a carrier accepts a load and then illegally re-brokers it to another carrier — is on the rise, costing brokers and carriers millions of dollars.

April 10, 2023
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Regulators Say Railroads Must Examine How They Build Trains

OMAHA, Neb. — Federal regulators said April 7 that railroads need to re-examine how they assemble their trains after a string of derailments in recent years.

April 10, 2023
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Tesla Plans Shanghai Factory for Power Storage, Reports Say

BEIJING — Electric car maker Tesla Inc. plans to build a factory in Shanghai to produce power-storage devices for sale worldwide, state media reported April 9.

April 10, 2023
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Here’s Why Leasing an EV Is About to Become More Popular

WASHINGTON — Electric vehicle leases are likely to surge beginning April 18, experts say, as new federal restrictions on EV tax credits come into effect.

April 7, 2023
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Cases Pour In Before New Florida Lawsuit Abuse Law Takes Effect

Attorneys filed 80,000 to 100,000 new court cases that could seek damages from businesses a few days before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis enacted a law to quash lawsuit abuse.

April 7, 2023
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US Adds a Healthy 236,000 Jobs in March

America’s employers added 236,000 jobs in March — 5,700 of them in trucking — suggesting that the economy remains on solid footing despite interest rate hikes designed to tame inflation.

April 7, 2023
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New Oil Standard Will Help Fleets

The Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Trucks Plan, to take effect by 2027, is targeting a 75% reduction in nitrogen oxide.

April 7, 2023
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Group Helps Veterans, Afghan Aides Find Trucking Jobs

Public-private partnership Task Force Movement is seeing success in helping military veteran community members find trucking jobs, including Afghan refugees who helped U.S. troops.

April 7, 2023
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L.A., Long Beach Ports Close for Second Day on Labor Shortage

The largest container gateway into the U.S. remained closed April 7 as a shortage of dockworker labor that halted operations April 6 goes into a second day.

April 7, 2023

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